services

We act for owners and owners corporations across an array of advisory and litigious matters arising in strata schemes.

advice

We advise owners and owners corporations in respect of a wide range of issues arising under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, including matters relating to:

  • by-laws (such as common property rights, renovations, noise and animals)

  • maintenance of common property

  • carrying out work to common property

  • unauthorised works to common property

  • building management agreements

  • financial management of an owners corporation and the levying of contributions

  • determining lot property and common property

  • access to a lot

  • meeting procedures of an owners corporation or its strata committee

  • borrowing money and strata loans

  • limitations during the initial period

  • records of an owners corporation

dispute resolution

We represent owners and occupiers at all stages of the dispute resolution process, including letters of demand, mediation and litigation in the courts and the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. We provide dispute resolution services across a wide spectrum of strata related disputes, in prosecution and defence of matters including:

  • orders seeking a compulsorily appointed strata managing agent

  • claims for damages and losses

  • failure to repair and maintain common property

  • unauthorised work to common property

  • enforcement of by-laws

  • interim applications

  • appeals from NCAT or the Appeal Panel to the Supreme Court

  • orders for the removal and to permit the keeping of animals

  • termination of building managers and managing agents

  • legal defence costs

  • penalties

  • invalidating resolutions and meetings

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